Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Materials Design (tenure-track)

Tufts University; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University in Medford, MA invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in AI/ML for Materials Design. The department seeks candidates to lead in design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel materials using AI/ML-based techniques, with an emphasis on energy and biomedical applications.

Teaching will include courses in computational chemistry and related AI/ML topics, with opportunities to collaborate across Tufts’ AI initiatives and materials institutes.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field is required.
• Prior teaching experience and familiarity with modern teaching practices are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry related to computational chemistry, AI/ML, and materials design.

Skills

AI/ML for materials design

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field

Job description

Tufts University: School of Arts & Sciences: Chemistry

Location

Medford , MA

Open Date

Sep 04, 2026

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$94,000 - $141,000

Description

The Department of Chemistry at Tufts University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) for Materials Design.

The Chemistry Department at Tufts is a highly-active (R1) research community that values excellence in both education and scholarship, along with collaborative and interdisciplinary research. This position will contribute to the department's expanding strengths in AI/ML and materials research, in alignment with efforts across the broader University, including the Tufts Institute for Artificial Intelligence and the Tufts Epsilon Materials Institute. For this position, the central research focus should be the development and/or use of AI/ML-based techniques and computational methods to advance design, synthesis, or evaluation of novel materials for applications in energy, biomedicine, or other critical fields. Candidates should demonstrate the potential to establish a productive, independent, and extramurally funded research program.

Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry related to the candidate's research, particularly in Computational Chemistry, AI/ML, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry or Physical Chemistry.

More information about the department can be found at http://chem.tufts.edu

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field (particularly in Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physical Organic Chemistry, or Analytical Chemistry) is required. Prior teaching experience and familiarity with modern teaching practices are preferred, though all candidates committed to excellence in teaching are encouraged to apply.

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